10/19/08

The reason chains have a bad rep

by joeg31

I cant believe that anyone has given this restaurant 5 stars. The atmosphere is nice enough, and there is a nice view, but other than that, I would rather eat at Macdonald's, or even Arby's. At least there, you get your money's worth. we had Oysters Rockefeller and lobster spring rolls. The oysters were dirty, unwashed with muscles still attached, and had a nasty bitter taste, and the lobster spring rolls were more like frozen craw fish egg rolls w/ sour cabbage and a mustard sauce. Mustard sauce w/ lobster??? Our entrees were equally a let down and cost $33 apiece. For that kind of price, you could eat at any restaurant in Portland. On top of the horrible(even for a chain) food, our service was inattentive, and awkward. She never asked us how our food was, she brought our entree when we were still eating our apps, took my knife and never brought another one, gave us the check right after giving us the deserts, and even charged us another $3 for a hot tea refill! I know restaurants, Ive worked at many, from low end to high, and this place would be great, if it were charging $12 for entrees, but for $33, man oh man! Its a nice location on Terwilliger, right near where a recent land slide took out a house. After eating there, I think the land slide was close, but missed its mark.

• Pros: atmosphere
• Cons: service, food, value

09/22/08

Wonderful

by bunnylovee

We went to the chart house for dinner on Saturday. We had 7:30 dinner time. We were seated at about 7:40. They moved us to the lower level it was quiet and an much more personal setting. The waiter didn't rush us. I ended up being there for 3 plus hours and loving ever second of the dinner. By far the best service i have ever had. That includes having eaten at the Benson Hotel. This resturant is a must go to for anyone who is looking for an awesome dinner. The view made it even better.

• Pros: all pros
• Cons: none

07/09/08

Great!

by RovingReviewerII

The only reason I'm not giving them 4 stars is because the waitress knocked the water into my lap (no big deal though). Food was excellent as always. We'll be back!